Re: [HACKERS] psql and Control-C - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Chris Bitmead
Subject Re: [HACKERS] psql and Control-C
Date
Msg-id 38B07450.2B25309D@nimrod.itg.telecom.com.au
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] psql and Control-C  (Peter Eisentraut <e99re41@DoCS.UU.SE>)
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Chris Bitmead wrote:
> 
> > I mean escape from a half-typed in query, not escape from psql
> > altogether.
> 
> If you don't read the documentation before running a program, I can't help
> you. Also, the welcome message points out both \? and \q.

I think it takes quite a while to realise that you can intersperse a
backslash command anywhere. like..

select * from
\q

which is a bit different to shell where
while :
exit

will not have the desired effect.


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